As for the Akira, the studio does not want to slow down the project development rate and plans to find a suitable candidate for the director's chair soon. Also, Akira comprehected difficulties with the selection of cast. Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAwa were considered to the role of Tetsuo, and Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Hoakin Phoenix - on the role of Keda. Each leading party was supposed to get one actor from each relevant list. Then the studio, "having broken by the budget," decided to appreciate the first magnitude star to the film in the hope of increasing the cash charges. This led to negotiations with Kian Rivz, who ultimately refused to filming. Now the company is forced to return to the former list of candidates and get an affirmative response from any of them so that the project can continue to develop.
Andrew Lazar will be proceeded by Andrew Lazar, the production company Leonardo di Caprio Appian Way and Legendary Pictures Studio.
Akira is one of the top priority projects of Warner Bros, which, by the way, was acquired for a seven-wing amount.